File through the One Stop Business Portal, which sends the same application on to the Tax Division and WorkForce West Virginia. The articles name a registered agent with a West Virginia address. The formation fee is waived for veteran-owned businesses and the annual report fee is waived for their first four years.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 1 of 6: Set up the business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by West Virginia Secretary of State, Business and Licensing Division.
Sources and dates
Secretary of State business formation and annual report pages; West Virginia One Stop Business Portal fee schedule. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. File through the One Stop Business Portal, which sends the same application on to the Tax Division and WorkForce West Virginia.
Yes. File through the One Stop Business Portal, which sends the same application on to the Tax Division and WorkForce West Virginia.
Yes. File through the One Stop Business Portal, which sends the same application on to the Tax Division and WorkForce West Virginia.
Yes. File through the One Stop Business Portal, which sends the same application on to the Tax Division and WorkForce West Virginia.
Yes. File through the One Stop Business Portal, which sends the same application on to the Tax Division and WorkForce West Virginia.
Yes. File through the One Stop Business Portal, which sends the same application on to the Tax Division and WorkForce West Virginia.
Yes. File through the One Stop Business Portal, which sends the same application on to the Tax Division and WorkForce West Virginia.
Yes. File through the One Stop Business Portal, which sends the same application on to the Tax Division and WorkForce West Virginia.
Yes. File through the One Stop Business Portal, which sends the same application on to the Tax Division and WorkForce West Virginia.
Yes. File through the One Stop Business Portal, which sends the same application on to the Tax Division and WorkForce West Virginia.
Yes. File through the One Stop Business Portal, which sends the same application on to the Tax Division and WorkForce West Virginia.
Yes. File through the One Stop Business Portal, which sends the same application on to the Tax Division and WorkForce West Virginia.
Yes. File through the One Stop Business Portal, which sends the same application on to the Tax Division and WorkForce West Virginia.
Yes. File through the One Stop Business Portal, which sends the same application on to the Tax Division and WorkForce West Virginia.
Yes. File through the One Stop Business Portal, which sends the same application on to the Tax Division and WorkForce West Virginia.
Yes. File through the One Stop Business Portal, which sends the same application on to the Tax Division and WorkForce West Virginia.
Yes. File through the One Stop Business Portal, which sends the same application on to the Tax Division and WorkForce West Virginia.
Yes. File through the One Stop Business Portal, which sends the same application on to the Tax Division and WorkForce West Virginia.
Yes. File through the One Stop Business Portal, which sends the same application on to the Tax Division and WorkForce West Virginia.
Yes. File through the One Stop Business Portal, which sends the same application on to the Tax Division and WorkForce West Virginia.
West Virginia Secretary of State, Business and Licensing Division.
Step 1 of 6, set up the business. It is the first step.
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